History Music / DAY6

* MultiethnicName: Brian Kang.

* SurprisinglyGoodEnglish: Jae and Young K. Justified since Jae was raised in California and Young K has lived in Canada.[[note]]Sungjin, Wonpil and Dowoon understand English almost completely, and have varying levels of spoken proficiency as well.[[/note]]
* SurprisinglyGoodForeignLanguage:
** Young K is competent in both French and Japanese.
** Dowoon is said to have the best grasp of Japanese within the group.
** Subverted with Jae when it comes to Spanish, despite being born in Argentina, as exemplified by mixing up "cinco"[[note]]five[[/note]] with "ocho"[[note]]eight[[/note]] Played straight with Japanese - he's competent, but is somehow even better at it while asleep.

* {{Corpsing}}: Some snickering and giggling can be heard in the background during the first chorus of "EMERGENCY."

* MohsScaleOfRockAndMetalHardness: 4-6 is their default range. Some of the softer ballads, such as "All Alone," "Tick Tock" and "About Now" dip down to 1-3, while the heavier songs like "Stop The Rain," "Headache," and "Sweet Chaos" often touch a low-to-mid 7. "Rescue Me" brushes a low 8.

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[[caption-width-right:350:(L-R): [[TheLeader Sungjin]], [[TheCutie Wonpil]], [[JackOfAllTrades Young K]], [[DeadpanSnarker Jae]], [[VocalDissonance Dowoon]]]]

* "Stop The Rain" - 2018

** Dowoon landed the moniker of Drum due to [[GratuitousEnglish one of his earlier attempts at speaking English]] - his response to being asked about his position in the band came out as "I am drum!"

** Sungjin is proud of being one, with the majority of his Tweets being dedicated to discussions of favourite recipes and other gastronomical adventures.

* DeadpanSnarker: While none of them pass up the opportunity to sneak in mischievous remarks when the situation calls for it, Young K and Jae, in particular, love providing dry, puckish commentary on just about anything at any given moment.

** Young K's singing voice is an airy, light tenor. He drops into a darker, more gravelly baritone while rapping.

** Subverted with Jae when it comes to Spanish, despite being born in Argentina, as exemplified by mixing up cinco[[note]]five[[/note]] with ocho[[note]]eight[[/note]] Played straight with Japanese - he's competent, but is somehow even better at it while asleep.

---> ''[[IncomingHam "WHOAOAH, WHAT'RE YOU SAYING?!"]]''

* {{Main/Retraux}}:

* SoloSideProject: In tandem with their work in the band, Young K and Jae also regularly dabble in experimental side projects; the former releases stripped-back, rearranged covers filmed in various cities as Young One, and the latter makes melancholic lo-fi indie as [[SdrawkcabName eaJ.]]

** Jae is extremely insightful about philosophy and spirituality, and is also well-versed in literature. He's also very athletic (being proficient in basketball, badminton, and taekwondo), a skilled skateboarder, and majored in political science before dropping out to become a musician.

* RunningGag:
** All the repeated attempts to either hide or destroy[[note]]to the point that there was once even a dedicated effort to set it on fire, if stage shenanigans are anything to go by[[/note]] a particularly garish, pink argyle sweater owned by Wonpil. Whenever it makes an appearance, it tends to elicit near-universal disgust from everyone else.
** "Who is Brian?!"[[note]]As noted above, Young K would much rather be known by his stage name. However, even he's prone to slipping up and referring to himself as Brian instead. Became much more hysterical once Jae revealed that his English name ''also'' used to be Brian at one point.[[/note]]

** Young K's singing voice is an airy, light tenor. He drops into a darker, raspier baritone while rapping.

* TalkingInYourSleep: Unexplained heightened fluency in Japanese aside, Jae has also (according to himself and his bandmates) been prone to recording demos, slapping himself, going on disjointed rambles about various topics, suddenly kicking out at things and gesturing wildly - all while still asleep.

'''[=DAY6=]''' (Korean: 데이식스) is a five-member Korean {{Rock}} band under JYP Entertainment[[note]]More specifically, they are under the Studio J label - artists under that label exert full creative control over all aspects of their work.[[/note]]. They debuted on September 7, 2015, with the song "Congratulations" and its accompanying [=EP=] ''The Day''. Since then, they have become well-known for their instrumental prowess, intensely honest storytelling and lyricism, tendency to blend rock with a [[GenreBusting whole host of other genres]], powerful vocals and energetic live performances. They're all also [[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} quite possibly insane.]]

* Young K (Kang Younghyun [[note]] English name: Brian Kang[[/note]], born December 19, 1993) - bass, rap, vocals

Singles:

Studio Albums:

Singles:
* ''If -Mata Aetara-'' - 2018
* ''Stop The Rain'' - 2018
Studio Albums:

* TheBabyOfTheBunch: Dowoon, and everyone dotes on him accordingly.

** Sungjin is rather proud of being one, with quite a lot of his Tweets being dedicated to discussions of favourite recipes and other gastronomical adventures.

** Jae is especially this outside the band, with Jamie from [=15&=] always teasing him whenever the chance presents itself. He's also been roasted by Nichkhun from Music/TwoPM, while Bang Chan from Music/StrayKids has also trolled him a few times.

** Wonpil is considered to be this as well, although the others jokingly blanch at it.

** Sungjin's primary guitars are named Atom[[note]]red sunburst acoustic guitar[[/note]], Baba[[note]]white electric with black pickguard[[/note]] and Baron[[note]]black electric with white pickguard[[/note]]
** Wonpil's synthesizer is named Cindy.

** Young K's primary basses are named Jane[[note]]dark red with a white pickguard[[/note]], Goldie[[note]]black with a metallic gold pickguard[[/note]], Lisa[[note]]white with a red pickguard[[/note]] and Tyson[[note]]black with white pickguard[[/note]]

** Wonpil has a powerful, piercing singing voice - which is in stark contrast to his typically soft and quiet speaking voice.

* StageNames: Young K, for Kang Younghyun. Jae would also technically count, being a shortened form of Park Jaehyung.

* GrayRainOfDepression: "Stop The Rain," naturally, is built around this, and so are some other songs on the eponymous album such as "Falling."

** While everyone has their moments of {{Keet}}-level hyperactivity on stage, Jae takes the cake with his frenzied, impassioned stage presence. He's well-known for his spins, high-flying jumps and kicks, theatrical expressions and gestures, as well as often standing or perching on stage barriers and leaping off of stage risers ''in the middle of riffs or solos'' - and the fact that he still manages to not miss a single beat or sound out-of-breath.

* ObsessionSong: "Hunt" and "1 to 10" are two examples. The former is a [[HotterAndSexier risqué take]] on the idea framed as a daydream, while the latter paints [[MadLove an unnerving picture of a lover refusing to accept the end of a relationship]] and continuing to try and stoke the embers of what's left.

* PerishingAltRockVoice: A non-nasal variant - a definitive characteristic of Sungjin's vocals is his gravelly, raspy tone.

* AllCaps: A fair amount of song and album titles are stylised in this manner, as is the band name.

** Dowoon landed the moniker of "Drum" due to [[GratuitousEnglish one of his earlier attempts at speaking English]] - his response to being asked about his position in the band came out as "I am drum!"

* BornLucky: Jae talked about how Wonpil is this on an episode of his podcast, "How Did I Get Here."

** Jae is especially this outside the band, with Jamie from [=15&=] always teasing him whenever the chance presents itself. He's also prone to being roasted by Nichkhun from Music/TwoPM, and Bang Chan from Music/StrayKids has also trolled him a few times.

* TheCutie: Dowoon is generally regarded as the cutest member of the band. Being the youngest definitely helps.
** Wonpil is considered to be this as well, although the members jokingly look down on it.

** Most artists from JYP Entertainment have a number-related name: [[Music/TwoAM 2AM]], [[Music/TwoPM 2PM]], 15&, Baek Ayeon[[note]]baek = 100 in Korean[[/note]], [[Music/GOT7 GOT7]], [[Music/{{Twice}} TWICE]], and [=DAY6=].

** Jae is extremely insightful about philosophy and spirituality, and is also well-versed in literature. He's also very athletic (being proficient in basketball, badminton, and taekwondo), and majored in political science before dropping out to become a musician.

** Young K knows French (from his Canada days) and Japanese to a competent degree, plays the saxophone, and can dance.

* LethalChef: Wonpil's attempt at seaweed soup during a livestream firmly cemented his status as this, managing to royally screw up the recipe despite enlisting his mother's help via phone. The others' reactions while periodically checking in provide enough proof - to wit; Dowoon started out somewhat optimistic but openly winces at the smell and taste several times, Jae is reduced to helpless laughter each time he tries to pitch in, and even legendarily-big-eater Young K expresses doubt at being able to stomach the concoction, while Sungjin attempts to rein in the copious amounts of salt and soy sauce being dumped in as rectification with some ''very'' pointed death glares.

* NightmareFace: Sungjin has a rather concerning affinity for these, often pulling wide-eyed, slack-jawed expressions seemingly just for the hell of it. And then there are his often-unintentional [[KubrickStare stares.]]

** Dowoon was born in 1995, but you would never be able to guess that from his youthful appearance and adorable, if not bizarre, personality.
** Jae is the oldest of the group (being born in '92), but could pass off as a teenager thanks to his youthful face.

** ''UNLOCK'' - and most of their Japanese discography - leans further into louder, more intense hard rock and ramps up the angst.

* FaceOnTheCover: Most album covers have a portrait of the band in some form. Aversions include ''MOONRISE,'' ''Gravity'' and ''The Demon.''

** While everyone has their moments of {{Keet}}-level hyperactivity on stage, Jae takes the cake with his frenzied, impassioned stage presence - he's well-known for his spins, high-flying jumps and kicks, theatrical expressions and gestures, leaping off of stage risers ''in the middle of riffs or solos'' and the fact that he still manages to not miss a single beat or sound out-of-breath.
** "Stop Talking" is mostly quiet and subdued - until the chorus.

* MohsScaleOfRockAndMetalHardness: 4-6 is their default range. Some of the softer ballads, such as "All Alone," dip down to 1-3, while the heavier songs like "Stop The Rain," "Headache," "Sweet Chaos" and "Rescue Me" often touch a low-to-mid 7.

* MotorMouth: Young K is most certainly capable of this while rapping.
** Jae is definitely capable of this as well.

* PerishingAltRockVoice: A non-nasal variant - Sungjin's raspiness is a defining characteristic of his vocals.

** One example is "Hunt," which has a rather slick one in the chorus - the hook is "nan neol sanyanghae"[[note]]"I will hunt you"[[/note]], which sounds very similar to "nan neol saranghae"[[note]]"I love you"[[/note]]. Very apt for an ObsessionSong. %%currently cannot type in hangul - if need be, feel free to swap out the romanization for it.

* TalkyBookends: "When You Love Someone" sets up a storyline that ends up running through several videos with a brief scene where Sungjin's character confesses to his lady-friend that he's been harbouring an unrequited crush on her, and that he understands if she doesn't feel the same.

* SoloSideProject: In tandem with their work in the band, Young K and Jae also regularly dabble in experimental side projects; the former releases stripped-back, rearranged covers filmed in various cities as Young One, and the latter makes melancholic lo-fi indie as [[SdrawkcabName eaj.]]

* Junhyeok (Im Junhyeok, born July 17, 1993) - keyboards, vocals

** Sungjin is rather proud of being one, with quite a lot of his Tweets being dedicated to it.

** All of the members can play each others' instruments to a competent degree. This was best shown in their 2018 The Present Christmas concert and 2019 Scentographer fanmeeting.

* SucksAtDancing: PlayedForLaughs. Other than Young K, it's clear that the band aren't dancers. Still, they keep trying... especially Sungjin. [[note]] What makes this even funnier is that most of the group - besides Dowoon - took dance classes when they were trainees.[[/note]]

** Their discography before the [=EveryDAY6=] project was this, leaning more towards electro-rock and synthpop.
** ''Gravity'' is this compared to ''Entropy'', with some of the most positive, uplifting lyrics in their discography to date and a overall less riff-oriented soundscape.

* {{Scatting}}: Pops up in several songs, with "STOP" making prominent use of it in the bridge.

** ''Gravity'' is this compared to ''Entropy'', with some of the most positive, uplifting lyrics in their discography to date and a more dance-rock-oriented sound.

[[caption-width-right:350:(L-R): [[TheLeader Sungjin]], [[TheCutie Wonpil]], [[JackOfAllTrades Young K]], [[SmarterThanYouLook Jae]], [[VocalDissonance Dowoon]]]]

** For all of Jae's madcap tendencies, he's surprisingly insightful about philosophy and spirituality, well-versed in literature, extremely athletic (being proficient in basketball, badminton, and taekwondo), and majored in political science before dropping out to become a musician.

* LargeHam: While everyone has their moments of {{Keet}}-level hyperactivity on stage, Jae takes the cake with his frenzied, impassioned stage presence - he's well-known for his spins, high-flying jumps and kicks, theatrical expressions and gestures, leaping off of stage risers ''in the middle of riffs or solos'' and the fact that he still manages to not miss a single beat or sound out-of-breath.

** ''Gravity'' is this compared to ''Entropy'', with some of the most positive, uplifting lyrics in their discography to date and lighter, less riff-based soundscapes.

* MohsScaleOfRockAndMetalHardness: 4-6 is their default range. Some of the softer ballads, such as "I Will," dip down to 1-3, while the heavier songs like "Stop The Rain," "Headache," "Sweet Chaos" and "Rescue Me" often touch a low-to-mid 7.

* {{Main/Pun}}: Scattered throughout their songs in both Korean and English. One example is "Hunt," which has a rather slick one in the chorus - the hook is "nan neol sanyanghae"[[note]]"I will hunt you"[[/note]], which sounds very similar to "nan neol saranghae"[[note]]"I love you"[[/note]]. Very apt for an ObsessionSong. %%currently cannot type in hangul - if need be, feel free to swap out the romanization for it.

* TranslatedCoverVersion: They have released English versions of "Congratulations", "You Were Beautiful", and "Zombie" and Japanese versions of "I Wait", "Time Of Our Life" and "Sweet Chaos".

[[caption-width-right:350:(L-R): Sungjin, Wonpil, Young K, Jae, Dowoon]]

* ''The Book Of Us: The Demon'' - 2020[[note]]as of yet unreleased[[/note]]

* TranslatedCoverVersion: They have released English versions of "Congratulations" and "You Were Beautiful" and Japanese versions of "I Wait", "Time Of Our Life" and "Sweet Chaos".

* OnlySaneMan: Most hilariously, ''Jae'' is usually regarded by the fandom as the closest there is to a "normal one" in the band - although not by a huge margin - especially when compared to Sungjin's facial expressions and knack for... [[SucksAtDancing enthusiastic free-styling,]] Young K's LargeHam outbursts, Wonpil's tick of suddenly wailing like a ghoul being vacuumed, and Dowoon's nonsensical non-sequiturs. The band's opinions differ - according to them, it's Wonpil who fulfils this role.

** "Jae is the normal one." [[note]] Jae is perceived by the fandom as the nearest approximation to an OnlySaneMan due to some of his reactions to the more outré antics of the group consisting solely of stony silence, or an exhausted DeathGlare [[/note]] %%this might be more well-suited to memetic mutation or something similar%%

** Subverted with Jae when it comes to Spanish, despite being born in Argentina. Case in point, he managed to mix up five[[note]] cinco [[/note]] with eight[[note]] ocho [[/note]]. Played straight with Japanese - he's competent, but is somehow even better at it while asleep.

* ButtMonkey: Jae is especially this outside the band, with Jimin from [=15&=] always roasting him whenever the chance presents itself. He's also prone to being roasted by Nichkhun from Music/TwoPM, and Chan from Music/StrayKids has also trolled him a few times.

** Jae's primary guitars are named Haru[[note]]chipped and weathered black electric with white pickguard[[/note]], Mery[[note]]tobacco sunburst electric with a white pickguard[[/note]], Taylor[[note]]main acoustic[[/note]] and [[AerithAndBob Sir Nutcracker, The Fifth.]][[note]]bright red electric with a white pickguard[[/note]]

* OnlySaneMan: Most hilariously, ''Jae'' is usually regarded by the fandom as the closest there is to a "normal one" in the band, especially when compared to Sungjin's facial expressions and knack for... [[SucksAtDancing enthusiastic free-styling,]] Young K's LargeHam outbursts, Wonpil's (often ironic) aegyo-filled weirdness, and Dowoon's overall {{Main/Cloudcuckoolander}} personality. The band's opinions differ - according to them, it's Wonpil who fulfils this role.

* RagtagBunchOfMisfits: Discussed by Jae on his podcast. He says that they fought a lot back when they were trainees due to their personalities and differing opinions on what to do with their music. This mellowed out with time and turned them into the TrueCompanions we know them as today.

** "Jae is the normal one." [[note]] Jae is perceived by the fandom as the OnlySaneMan due to the others being fairly eccentric in their own right and his veiled restraint in some of the weirder antics of the group. [[/note]]

* SucksAtDancing: PlayedForLaughs. Other than Young K, it's clear that the group aren't dancers. Still, they keep trying...especially Sungjin. [[note]] What makes this even funnier is that most of the group - besides Dowoon - took dance classes when they were trainees. Needless to say, making them a band was for the better. [[/note]]

* AudienceParticipationSong: While spontaneous crowd sing-alongs are a staple of live shows, "Time Of Our Life" in particular has become an anthem. "Congratulations" is another song that has taken on this role.

* IncrediblyLongNote: Wonpil executes one of these in the bridge for "Like A Flowing Wind."

** Many of their ballads, like "I'll Try" and "All Alone", leans towards more acoustic and piano-driven structures, with softer vocal deliveries as well.

* {{Main/Retraux}}: The visual and musical aesthetic for ''Remember Us'' features plenty of this. The music video for "days gone by" has a distinctly 70s-inspired aesthetic to it, complete with kaleidoscopic shots and a faded colour palette, and is musically dominated by vintage synths and clean, reverb-laden guitar tones.

* BunnyEarsLawyer: All of them are notoriously eccentric, often doing and saying some very bizarre, random and outright confusing things with little-to-no provocation. They're also highly skilled musicians and top-notch performers known for writing and producing all of their discography.
* ButNotTooForeign: Jae is ethnically Korean, but was born in Argentina and grew up in California. Young K was born in Korea, but moved to Canada to attend high school.

** Subverted with Jae when it comes to Spanish, despite being born in Argentina. Case in point, he managed to mix up five[[note]] cinco [[/note]] with eight[[note]] ocho [[/note]]. Played straight with Japanese - he's fluent, but is somehow even better at it while asleep.

* Wonpil (Kim Wonpil, born April 28, 1994) - keyboards, synthesizer, vocals[[note]]also the visual[[/note]]

* BunnyEarsLawyer: All of them are notoriously eccentric, often doing and saying some very bizarre, random and outright confusing things. They're also highly skilled musicians and top-notch performers known for writing and producing all of their discography.

** For all of Jae's bravado and madcap tendencies, he's surprisingly insightful about philosophy and spirituality, well-versed in literature, extremely athletic (being proficient in basketball, badminton, and taekwondo), and majored in political science before dropping out to become a musician.
** All of the members can play each other's instruments to a competent degree. This was best shown in their 2018 The Present Christmas concert and 2019 Scentographer fanmeeting.

** Dowoon also knows a good amount of Japanese and is said to have the best grasp of the language among the group.

* JackOfAllTrades: Young K can sing, play at least three instruments (bass, guitar, and alto saxophone), dance, rap, write lyrics, produce, and speak three languages with relative competency. Not to mention, he graduated with a degree in business management while still promoting.
* KaleidoscopeHair: All of them seem to have a penchant for frequently dyeing their hair, often in bright and unnatural colours. Jae, in particular, has had quite the range of hues - from [[DyeHard pink to blonde to minty-green to electric-blue to silver to magenta to dark red to black and everything in between.]]

* OnlySaneMan: Most hilariously, ''Jae'' is usually regarded by the fandom as the closest there is to a "normal one" in the band, especially when compared to Sungjin's facial expressions and knack for... [[SucksAtDancing enthusiastic free-styling,]] Young K's LargeHam outbursts, Wonpil's (often ironic) aegyo-filled weirdness, and Dowoon's overall {{Main/Cloudcuckoolander}} personality.

* SingerSongwriter: Although all of the members are capable of writing music and often help out with ideas and arrangements, most of the songwriting is done by Young K, Jae and Wonpil.

** Subverted with Jae when it comes to Spanish, despite being born in Argentina. Case in point, he managed to mix up five[[note]] cinco [[/note]] with eight[[note]] ocho [[/note]]. He can speak good Japanese though - but is somehow even better at it while asleep.

* LargeHam: While everyone has their moments of {{Keet}}-level hyperactivity on stage, Jae takes the cake with his frenzied, impassioned stage presence - he's well-known for his spins, high-flying jumps, theatrical expressions and gestures, leaping off of stage risers ''in the middle of riffs or solos'' and the fact that he still manages to not miss a single beat or sound out-of-breath.

* MelismaticVocals: A prominent feature in several songs, usually supplied by Wonpil.
* MohsScaleOfRockAndMetalHardness: 4-6 is their default range. Some of the softer ballads, such as "I Will," dip down to 1-3, while the heavier songs like "Stop The Rain," "Headache," "Sweet Chaos" and "Rescue Me" often touch a low 7.

* BunnyEarsLawyer: All of them are notoriously eccentric, often doing and saying some very bizarre, random and outright confusing things. They're also trained musicians and top-notch performers known for writing and producing all of their discography.

** In a similar vein, Jae is often compared to WesternAnimation/ChickenLittle, especially when he wears his glasses.

** Jae is associated with birds, usually chickens.

* BigEater: Sungjin is rather proud of being one, with quite a lot of his Tweets being dedicated to it.
** Young K is known for this as well, being infamously known for eating ''9 packs'' of ramyun one time.

* BunnyEarsLawyer: All of them are dorks who do and say some very bizarre and questionable things. They're also trained musicians and top-notch performers known for producing all of their discography.

** For all of Jae's bravado, he's surprisingly insightful about philosophy and religion, extremely athletic (being proficient in basketball, badminton, and taekwondo), and majored in political science before dropping out to become a musician.

** Young K knows French (from his Canada days) and Japanese to a competent degree, knows saxophone, and can dance.

* OnlySaneMan: Among the fandom, ''Jae'' is hilariously known for this, especially when compared with Sungjin's facial expressions and knack for...enthusiastic free-styling, Young K's LargeHam tendencies, Wonpil's aegyo-filled weirdness, and Dowoon's overall {{Main/Cloudcuckoolander}} personality. The fandom has made it a habit to refer to Jae as the normal one of the group.

** Hilariously subverted with Jae when it comes to Spanish. Case in point, he managed to mix up five[[note]] cinco [[/note]] with eight[[note]] ocho [[/note]]. He can speak good Japanese though - in his sleep.

** ''Entropy'' deals with heavier sounds and topics than ''Gravity,'' with much sharper lyricism and several songs ranking amongst their most hard-hitting tracks so far.

* GenreBusting: While rock forms the foundation, their work also incorporates elements of metal, jazz, electronic music, punk, power pop and even a bit of hip-hop.

** Many of their ballads, like "I'll Try" and "All Alone", leans towards more acoustic and piano-driven structures, with softer vocals to match.
** Their discography before the [=EveryDay6=] project was this, with more electronic, synth-based soundscapes.
** ''Gravity'' is this compared to ''Entropy'', with some of the most positive lyrics in their discography to date and lighter, less riff-based soundscapes.

* MultilingualSong: Most songs, while predominantly in Korean, also have lines and verses in English. Almost all of the titles are in English as well.